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1973 Pioneer Bowl
The 1973 Pioneer Bowl was a college football bowl game in Texas, played between the 1973 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football team, Louisiana Tech Bulldogs and 1973 Boise State Broncos football team, Boise State Broncos at Memorial Stadium (Wichita Falls), Memorial Stadium in Wichita Falls, Texas, Wichita Falls. The third edition of the Pioneer Bowl (1971–1982), Pioneer Bowl, it was one of two semifinals in the 1973 NCAA Division II football season, inaugural NCAA Division II playoffs played on December 8. Notable participants Notable participants for Louisiana Tech include Fred Dean, Roger Carr, Pat Tilley, Roland Harper, Mike Barber (tight end), Mike Barber, John Henry White, Billy Ryckman, Maxie Lambright, Mickey Slaughter, Pat Patterson (coach), Pat Patterson, and Pat Collins (American football), Pat Collins. Game summary Scoring summary Statistics References 1973 NCAA Division II football season, Pioneer Bowl Pioneer Bowl Boise State Broncos footbal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Memorial Stadium (Wichita Falls)
Memorial Stadium is an American football and soccer stadium in Wichita Falls, Texas located on Southwest Parkway at Barnett Road. It is owned and operated by the Wichita Falls Independent School District. History Built in 1970, the stadium can seat 14,500 fans with room for 2,500 more and is one of the largest high school football stadiums in the state of Texas. Some of the stadium's attractions include parking for up to 3,600 cars, a two-story press box for visiting coaches, dignitaries, and the media, as well as an artificial turf playing surface and a state of the art scoreboard, most of which were added several years after the stadium's initial opening. Every summer, Memorial Stadium is host to the Oil Bowl Classic, an annual high school all-star football game that pits the best football players from Texas against those from Oklahoma. On April 10, 1979, Memorial Stadium was severely damaged when an F4 tornado tore through the southwest portion of Wichita Falls, the winds only ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pat Tilley
Patrick Lee Tilley (born February 15, 1953) is an American former professional football player who was a wide receiver in the National Football League (NFL) for the St. Louis Cardinals (1976–1986). He was selected to the Pro Bowl after the 1980 season. Tilley played football and graduated in 1971 from Fair Park High School in Shreveport. Thereafter, he enrolled at Louisiana Tech University in Ruston, where he played for the Bulldogs. Tilley led the St. Louis Cardinals in receiving from 1978-1982 and started every game but one from 1978-1985. His best season was in 1981 when he caught 66 passes for 1040 yards and three TDs. After his football career ended with the 1986 season with the St. Louis Cardinals, Tilley became the area director for the Fellowship of Christian Athletes and gave motivational messages throughout northwest Louisiana. In his Christian testimony, Tilley said, "When I put God first in my life, my football career boomed." Tilley also coached the Bossier Cit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Louisiana Tech Bulldogs Football Bowl Games
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Boise State Broncos Football Bowl Games
Boise (, , ) is the capital city, capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Idaho and is the county seat of Ada County, Idaho, Ada County. On the Boise River in southwestern Idaho, it is east of the Oregon border and north of the Nevada border. The downtown area's elevation is Sea level#AMSL, above sea level. The population according to the 2020 US Census was 235,684. The Boise metropolitan area, also known as the Treasure Valley, includes five County (United States), counties with a combined population of 749,202, the most populous metropolitan area in Idaho. It contains the state's three largest cities: Boise, Nampa, Idaho, Nampa, and Meridian, Idaho, Meridian. Boise is the 77th most populous List of metropolitan statistical areas, metropolitan statistical area in the United States. Downtown Boise is the cultural center and home to many small businesses and a number of high-rise buildings. The area has a variety of shops and restaurants. Centrally, 8th Street ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pioneer Bowl
The Pioneer Bowl was the name of some December college football bowl games played in two different eras. Between 1971 and 1982, the game was contested 10 times in Texas as an NCAA College Division regional final, or as a playoff game for Division II or Division I-AA. Between 1997 and 2012, the game was played 14 times in the South between historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs). History Earlier Pioneer Bowls The Pioneer Bowl was originally one of the four regional finals in the College Division (which became Division II and Division III in 1973). It was played for this purpose in 1971 and 1972 in Wichita Falls, Texas; there were no playoffs as the national champion was determined by poll at the end of the regular season. The game succeeded the Pecan Bowl, which was played in Abilene (1964–67) and Arlington (1968–70). The other three regional finals were the Boardwalk, Grantland Rice, and Camellia bowls. With the launch of Division II in 1973 and i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jim McMillan (Canadian Football)
Jim McMillan (born November 29, 1952) is a former American football quarterback who played one season with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats of the Canadian Football League. He was drafted by the Detroit Lions in the fourteenth round of the 1975 NFL Draft. He played college football at Boise State University and attended Vallivue High School in Caldwell, Idaho Caldwell (locally CALL-dwel) is a city in and the county seat of Canyon County, Idaho. The population was 59,996 at the time of the 2020 United States census. Caldwell is considered part of the Boise metropolitan area. Caldwell is the location of .... McMillan was named to the Division II Associated Press All-American first team in 1974. He was inducted into the Boise State Hall of Fame in 1982 and is the only player in the school's history to have his number retired. References External linksJust Sports Stats {{DEFAULTSORT:McMillan, Jim Living people 1952 births Players of American football from Idaho American football ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pat Collins (American Football)
Pat Collins (born August 20, 1941) is a former American football coach. He was the seventh head football coach for Northeast Louisiana University (now known as the University of Louisiana at Monroe) located in Monroe, Louisiana. Coaching career He held that position for eight seasons, from 1981 until 1988, compiling a record of 57–35. Their 1987 team won the Division I-AA The NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS), formerly known as Division I-AA, is the second-highest level of college football in the United States, after the Football Bowl Subdivision. Sponsored by the National Collegiate Athletic ... national championship. He resigned in 1988 following a domestic dispute.https://www.thenewsstar.com/story/sports/college/ulm/2015/06/17/strong-will-fueled-pat-collins-title-filled-career/28887899/ He was inducted into the Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame in 2015. Head coaching record References 1941 births Living people Arkansas State Red ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pat Patterson (coach)
James Edwin "Gravy" Patterson Jr., also known as Pat Patterson, (March 26, 1934 – October 11, 2007) was an American college baseball coach. He served as the head baseball coach at Louisiana Tech University in Ruston, Louisiana from 1968 to 1990, compiling a record of 741–462–2 record. Patterson produced 18 winning seasons in 23 years, and his teams won 40 or more games in five of those years. He was Southland Conference Coach of the Year seven times. In retirement, he often returned as an interim coach. Seven of Patterson's players, including Mike Jeffcoat, Phil Hiatt, and David Segui, reached the majors. Education Patterson was born in Delhi in Richland Parish in northeastern Louisiana. He graduated from Louisiana Tech in 1958, playing football and baseball under legendary Bulldog coaches Joe Aillet and Berry Hinton. He earned four football letters and two baseball letters and went on to earn his master’s degree from the University of Mississippi ("Ole Miss") in 1961. C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mickey Slaughter
Milton Eugene "Mickey" Slaughter (born August 22, 1941) is a former professional American football quarterback in the American Football League and assistant coach at Louisiana Tech. He was raised in Alexandria, Louisiana and played quarterback for Coach Maxie Lambright at Bolton High School, where he graduated in 1959. He then played college football for Hall of Fame Coach Joe Aillet at Louisiana Tech, where he was a three-time all-conference quarterback before graduating with a Bachelor of Arts in 1962. Slaughter was drafted in the 7th round by the Denver Broncos, where he played his entire four-year career. Though he set several franchise rookie records in 1963 that stand to this day, he compiled just a 1-5-1 record as a starter. 's NFL off-season, his 1,689 yards, 15 interceptions, 7.57 yards per attempt, and 5 interceptions in a single game (Oct 13 against the Houston Oilers) remain Broncos rookie records. He started just 12 games the rest of his career, which ended at a 2-1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Billy Ryckman
William Thomas Ryckman is a former professional American football player who played wide receiver for three seasons with the Atlanta Falcons. He is the host of The Sports Note, a sports talk radio program aired on ESPN ESPN (originally an initialism for Entertainment and Sports Programming Network) is an American international basic cable sports channel owned by ESPN Inc., owned jointly by The Walt Disney Company (80%) and Hearst Communications (20%). Th ... radio affiliate KPEL 1420 AM in Lafayette, Louisiana. References 1955 births Living people Players of American football from Lafayette, Louisiana American football wide receivers Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football players Atlanta Falcons players Radio personalities from Louisiana {{widereceiver-1950s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Henry White
John Henry White (born August 28, 1955) is a former gridiron football running back who played ten seasons in Canadian Football League for the BC Lions. He was a part of the Lions 1985 Grey Cup winning team. College White played college football at Louisiana Tech University. Honors White was enshrined in the Louisiana Tech University Athletic Hall of Fame The Louisiana Tech University Athletic Hall of Fame was established in 1984 to honor student-athletes, coaches, administrators, and benefactors who have been highly successful at Louisiana Tech Louisiana Tech University (Louisiana Tech, La. Tec ..., Class of 1995. , Louisiana Tech University Athletic Site. Retrieved on 2010-12-8. References [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mike Barber (tight End)
Michael Dwayne “Mike” Barber (born June 4, 1953) is a former American football player; he played as a tight end. Early life and education Barber attended White Oak High School, where he played Quarterback, passing for over 4,000 yards, and graduated in 1972. He then attended Louisiana Tech where he was converted to Tight end. He was voted a 1974 Little All-American, as was Bulldog teammate and future Pro Football Hall of Fame defensive end Fred Dean. He was selected in the second round of 1976 NFL Draft by the Houston Oilers. He played for the Oilers for six years, and then finished his career playing four years for the Los Angeles Rams. He then retired to work in ministry. Career High school coaching During the mid-1990s, Mike returned to football,, when he took a voluntary coaching position at Trinity Christian School in Cedar Hill, Texas. He coached for two years with Trinity, and then left amid a minor dispute to join Arlington's Grace Prep Academy, where he coached o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
